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Title Effectiveness of Building-Wide Integrated Pest Management Programs for German Cockroach and Bed Bug in a High-Rise Apartment Buildingeffe
Author Changlu Wang, Amanda Eiden, Richard Cooper, Chen Zha, Desen Wang
Date 2019-11-13
Description We evaluated the effectiveness of a contractor-led bed bug IPM program and researcher-led cockroach IPM program in a high-rise apartment building for 1 yr. A second apartment building that received conventional monthly pest control service was used as control. The bed bug infestation rate decreased from 9% at 0 mo to 3% at 12 mo (63% reduction), even though the contractor only partially followed the IPM protocol; the German cockroach infestation rate decreased from 49% at 0 mo to 12% at 12 mo (75% reduction).
Keywords German Cockroach, bed bug, low income housing, effectiveness, IPM
URL https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/10/1/33/5625298
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